# Tutorials

## [3D printed QR code stamps](/content/blog/3d-printed-qr-code-stamps/index.html)
June 15, 2009

Update: watch the movie for a 1 minute to see what this is all about:   If you’re not familiar…

## [Design rules & detail resolution for 3D printing](/content/blog/design-rules-detail-resolution-for-3d-printing/index.html)
May 18, 2009

I’m very excited to announce that we have put yet another designing mechanical parts tutorial live. The third tutorial follows…

## [Designing mechanical parts for 3D printing part 2: the Whoosh](/content/blog/designing-mechanical-parts-for-3d-printing-part-2-the-whoosh/index.html)
May 15, 2009

We’ve just put the second designing mechanical parts for 3D printing tutorial live. We would like to thank Dick Tiekink…

## [Polygon count reduction with MeshLab](/content/blog/polygon-count-reduction-with-meshlab/index.html)
May 8, 2009

Did you ever get the dreaded ‘Your model has too many polygons for us to process it’ message after uploading…

## [Mechanical Parts for 3D printing: a series of tutorials](/content/blog/mechanical-parts-for-3d-printing-a-series-of-tutorials/index.html)
May 1, 2009

In the coming weeks we will be putting a series of tutorials live on designing mechanical parts for 3D printing.…

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